Beginning the second week in September, I will depart for a month-long European journey through six countries.

More and more, customers are going to think of “craft beer” as just beer, and expect to see it priced accordingly. And guess who’s positioned best to take advantage of that?

Another big brewery has been caught trying to buy tap handles. Everyone Is bored by the sausage-making of distribution and sales, but it’s a big deal—and more and more pertinent in the crowded marketplace. 

Brief reports from cool breweries I’ve been visiting on my East Coast travels. 

An excruciating decision. 

New York is the country’s biggest city, but the brewing scene is one of the most intimate and tightly connected. There’s a good reason for this: many of the commercial brewers started out making batches at home and sharing them with each other in their homebrew clubs.

The key to juicy IPAs are loads of expressive hops. But as brewers try to wring out every last bit of juice, they’re introducing a different, less-desirable flavor.